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[LINUX] Factorio Headless Server Guide

So, with credit to the Factorio wiki and cbednarski's helpful gist, I managed to eventually setup a Factorio headless server. Although, I thought the process could be nailed down/simplified to be a bit more 'tutorialised' and also to document how I got it all working for my future records.

The specific distro/version I'm using for this guide being Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS. Although, that shouldn't matter, as long as your distro supports systemd (just for this guide, not a Factorio headless requirement, although most distros use it as standard now). The version of Factorio I shall be using is 0.14.20, although should work for any version of Factorio 0.14.12 and higher.

Just a note to newcomers: If there are any issues with the installation steps, people in the comments are doing a good job

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Most of the terminal emulators auto-detect when a URL appears onscreen and allow to conveniently open them (e.g. via Ctrl+click or Cmd+click, or the right click menu).

It was, however, not possible until now for arbitrary text to point to URLs, just as on webpages.

See the full review here: Duskers review

All bugs on this list have happened to me or someone else on video at least once. The ones without video examples are common enough or easily reproducable enough that there would be too many examples. Consider that there aren't many videos on Duskers from which to construct this list, and remember that there are many more players who have purchased the game than there are YouTubers who upload video recordings of Duskers. Every bug is likely to have happened many more times to people who never reported the bug or didn't have video evidence of it.

This list was originally created when v1.041 was the latest version. There have since been several new versions that have fixed dozens of bugs. I have gone through and removed bugs that I believe are fixed now, but there may still be a few on this list that have already been fixed. If you know for sure, let me kno

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	# Translate a string to "sendkey" commands for QEMU.
	# Martin Vidner, MIT License

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	var url = require("url");

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	-- Just add this to the end of the control.lua file in the save file and then replay the file
	-- This sequence is adjusted for https://www.speedrun.com/Factorio/run/mr87xlgy

	script.on_nth_tick(300, function(event)
	if event.tick < 90000 then
	game.take_screenshot{
	surface = game.surfaces[1],
	position = {-88,-9},
	resolution = {1920,1080},
	zoom = 0.2,